Making mealtime easy, healthy, and tasty!

I hated brussels sprouts as a kid. I grew up in an Irish household, and brussels sprouts meant boiled, with a little salt and a little bit of pepper – the same version of cabbage we got with our corn beef on St. Patrick’s Day. My childhood brussels sprouts were: gray, mushy, bland, smelly. And then, as an…

These tacos are so healthy and tasty – and they are ready in a snap! Using individual spices to make a customized mix reduces salt and sugar content and produces smoky, warm, flavorful (not hot or spicy) taco meat. Swapping out turkey for beef makes this a super healthy meal. Ground beef (70/30) has over…

This meatball is so flavorful, you will forget that it is good for you! With just a few ingredients and about 10 minutes of hands-on prep time, this may be your new go-to on busy nights. By using just a little bit of rice flour to bind the meat together, the carb-laden, gluten-filled breadcrumbs are…

It is amazing that you can get something so tasty with so little effort. The magic to this side dish is that the oven does all of the work to give these a caramelized, sweet goodness. To literally make this no work, buy sliced peppers and onions from the produce section or salad bar at…

With hands-on prep time of only ten minutes, this tangy, cheesy, tomatoey goodness of a meal has most of the work done sitting in the oven. It is perfect if you are on an a low-carb diet and are missing Italian food, as this chicken is super tasty and really filling on its own. If you…

This Chinese pepper steak takes just minutes to throw in the crockpot and it is even better than takeout! Digging into this beautiful bowl, you will never guess it is a healthy version of what you get from your local Chinese takeout. This dish is salty, sweet, and tangy, with an undertone of heat running…

This week marked the first day of Fall, and that gets me thinking of making hearty, stick to your bones, easy soups. Broccoli cheddar soup is one of my youngest daughter’s favorites; but with the amount of cream and butter in most recipes, it is often less than healthy. This lighter version uses less butter,…

These wings are so quick, so easy, and so delicious, you may decide to throw out the menu to your local wing joint! Perfect for summertime, when the outdoor grill is already getting a workout, these wings are just as crispy on the outside and just as juicy on the inside (maybe even more so!)…